5k: 2JZ-G190E: 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E W201 w/ Supra I-6 Swap
The Mercedes-Benz W201 generation 190E was the predecessor to the people’s Mercedes – the C-class. We’ve featured 2.3-16V Cosworth powered 190Es in the past, but with a maximum of 185 horsepower, they are a bit pokey. Today’s 190E isn’t slow because it has been given an injection of Japanese spice into its plate of schlachtschüssel. Find this 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E W201 w/ Supra I-6 offered for $6,500 via craigslist.
No need to adjust your monitor – this indeed is a plasti-dipped W201 with a Toyota Supra engine sticking out of the heavily clearanced hood. The lump poking its timing cover through the hood is a Toyota 2JZGE, a 3.0 liter inline-6 that would have made 220 horsepower stock, but it now has an aftermarket turbo kit and should be pumping out 300-350 horsepower. Don’t mistake this setup for a 2JZ-GTE with 6-speed, but don’t dismiss this plasti-dip covered car to quickly.
This W201 is thankfully equipped with a W58 manual transmission from the engine donor Toyota and should be fun to throw around a track. The interior is scruffy and needs a good cleaning, but would be fine for a daily hooner.
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This is the sort of tacky thing that makes the gen y'ers drool. No self respecting middle-aged man would be caught dead in this. Why oh why do I so badly want it? This would surely hasten my wife's leaving.
Exposed turbo piping gets the kids going like a naughty Snapchat. That, plus plastidip, plus that wheel fitment, plus the infamous 2JZ make this the obvious choice for impressing high school boys.
No idea what those seats are from either. The ironic thing is that the Toyota straight 6s were patterned off of the Benz straight 6s. The Merc m103 and m104 can be turbo'd till your wallets content. There is a guy in Sweden who makes 1000hp with his M104 car. Check out turbobandit on youtube.
I believe those are BMW E39 seats!
No, hang on. The edges of that front cushion would be straight, not angled. Got to be some other MB seat.
UFFDUH !
I can't trust the seller to replace a busted driver's door lock, but I'm supposed to trust him to do an engine swap?
This is a relatively inexpensive leap of faith but I pity the man that takes it